Berothah
Berothah (Berothai or Cun) was a city mentioned in Ezekiel's vision of Israel's boundaries and in the account of David's conquests.
PlaceOld Testament3 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 2 Samuel 8:8; referred to as Berothah (בֵּר֫וֹתָה), Berothai (בֵּרֹתַי), or Cun (כּוּן).
Location
- Identified as
- Brital
- Certainty
- Possible (34% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.935° N, 36.151° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּר֫וֹתָהBerothah
- בֵּרֹתַיBerothaimeans “wells; a cypress”
- כּוּןCun
Mentions
- 2 Samuel 8:8בֵּרֹתַי · BerothaiAnd from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
- 1 Chronicles 18:8כּוּן · CunAnd from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
- Ezekiel 47:16בֵּר֫וֹתָה · BerothahBerothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.